Magical Birthday

I used this image HERE for a Halloween card, but I thought it would be perfect for my Harry Potter loving great niece, who celebrated her 12th birthday a few days ago.  This time I decided to use make a Joy Fold card.

The image is a digi stamp from Oddball Art, coloured with Promarkers.  The background is embossing with a Creative Expressions 'Shimmering Stars' embossing folder.  I used patterned paper from a old Papermania paper pad.  The card is kept closed with a star brad.

 

I finished off my card with three punched stars. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #497 ~ Birthday

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Dry Embossing 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper October Challenge

Dream Valley Challenge #234 ~ More then One Fold

Birdie Kiss

A Thank You card to share today, now that I know it's been received.

The image is a House Mouse stamp, 'Birdie Kiss', kindly sent to me by Mia.   I stamped the image with Versafine Clair 'Nocturne' and coloured the image with Promarkers and layered it on a purple mat.  The background is embossed with an Embossilicious 'Floral Trellis' e/f.  The stamped sentiment was hand cut into a  banner and raised up on foam pads. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

HMFMC #325 ~ Anything Goes - without the option

We Love Chocolate Baroque October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times October Challenge ~ Animal(s) and/or Bird(s)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #43 ~ Include a Critter

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Dry Embossing

I Love Promarkers Challenge #420 ~ Anything Goes - without the option

Honeycomb

A pair of cards today, as they sort of go together.

I was inspired by a video HERE for these cards.  I started by die cutting three hexagons of different sizes in a piece of white card, slightly smaller than the card blank.  (I put the hexagons to one side for the second card.)  As I was planning to have a bee theme, I then embossed the white card with a honeycomb embossing folder.  On the card blank, I marked where the apertures would be and stamped some foliage using a green metallic ink pad. The embossed card was then layered over the top.  The flowers were made with punches and the bee was a die which came as the cover gift with a magazine some time ago.  For my second card I embossed a piece of honey coloured card with the same embossing folder.  I stamped little bees on the leftover hexagons from the first card, added a little colour with Promarkers and layered them on the embossed background.  The flowers on this card were also punched.  No full sheets of card were harmed making these cards, so I will be sharing my cards over in Pixie's Snippets Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #388 ~ Use Snippets

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #43 ~ Include a Critter

Crafty Friends Challenge #146 ~ Use more than one die 

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Dry Embossing

Halloween

The October Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today, with the theme 'Halloween'.  We are generously sponsored this month by Oddball Art .

 

Oddball Art kindly gave the DT images to work with and I chose to use 'Whimsical Magic Book of Spells', which I coloured with Promarkers.   The sentiment is computer generated. The orange background is embossed with a Creative Expressions 'Shimmering Stars' embossing folder.  I added a strip of halloween ribbon to finish off my card.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th October and I'm looking forward to seeing all your spooky creations!  A randomly chosen winner will win a prize from Oddball Art,

and the DT will chose a Top 3.

I am joining in the following challenges:

SheepSki Designs ~ Challenge #43 Autumn and/or Halloween

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #252 ~ Anything Goes

Scribbles Designs Challenge #92 ~ Card for a Child

I Love Promarkers Challenge #420 ~ Anything Goes without the option

Passion for Promarkers Challenge - Week 56 ~ Anything but Christmas

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Week 40 ~ Anything Goes